Int. J. Global Warming, Vol. 3, Nos. 1/2, 2011 129 Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Climate is changing, can we? A scientific exhibition in schools to understand climate change and raise awareness on sustainability good practices V. Grasso*, S. Baronti, F. Guarnieri, R. Magno, F.P. Vaccari and F. Zabini IBIMET-CNR Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council, Via G. Caproni 850145, Florence, Italy Fax: +39055308910 E-mail: v.grasso@ibimet.cnr.it E-mail: s.baronti@ibimet.cnr.it E-mail: f.guarnieri@ibimet.cnr.it E-mail: r.magno@ibimet.cnr.it E-mail: f.vaccari@ibimet.cnr.it E-mail: f.zabini@ibimet.cnr.it *Corresponding author Abstract: Climate change is recognised as the most urgent environmental problem we are facing today. Communication initiatives can play a key role in addressing people’s perception of climate change possibly driving them to change their lifestyles. The Institute of Biometeorology of Italian National Research Council realised in 2006–2007 a communication campaign through a science exhibition visited by more than 2000 students with the aim of raising awareness on climate change impacts and sustainability “good practices”, involving also 240 students in a carbon diet contest. This work describes the concept of the educational exhibition and the impressive carbon cuts obtained by students. Keywords: climate change; communication; education; global warming; sustainability. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Grasso, V., Baronti, S., Guarnieri, F., Magno, R., Vaccari, F.P. and Zabini, F. (2011) ‘Climate is changing, can we? A scientific exhibition in schools to understand climate change and raise awareness on sustainability good practices’, Int. J. Global Warming, Vol. 3, Nos. 1/2, pp.129–141. Biographical notes: Valentina Grasso – after a Degree in Science Communication in 1998 – started working on awareness raising campaign on social issues moving to National Research Council in 2003. Her work is focused on research on climate change perception and communication on environmental issues and on dissemination activities of scientific and environmental issues like climate change, energy and sustainable lifestyles. She also teaches lessons on communication skills and environmental sustainability working with students, also in Master class. Silvia Baronti received her Degree in Forestry Science (2003), with a thesis on Soil respiration and microbial activity in a Mediterranean grassland exposed to elevated CO 2 . She has experience in ecophysiological studies and the measurement of N 2 O and CO 2 fluxes from soils.